Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-10-29

an indication of servitude to the de-
scendants of Japheth. Since begin
ming this article copy of the work
entitled, bible Companion" has been
bought by the writer, in which the
people with whom Cain associated in
his exile are said to have borne no
family connection with the descendants
of Adam; that the Monaghan and
black races were not represented or
destroyed during the flood; that Adam
was a typical man and it is not known
how much he may have surpassed the
rest Of mankind in culture. A greater
mistake was never committed by a
sane man, in adopting such a view.
The peculiar physical traits, manners
and customs of all eastern nations.
show conclusively that there was but
very little spreading of the race over
the earth until after the flood. Even
the son whom Cain begat by that
mysterious wife, " and the city which
he built are named and plainly mem
toned in the Bible. The connecting
links in the history of the race are not
lost sight of until after the dispersion
from Babel, and then not finally.
"Who was Gains wife ?" Oh, 1
wish Cain was here to tell us. Well,
I wonder shall we have to wait till the
looming Day. before we can find out
who was this mysterious female in
Nod. l guess so. But let us look at
the history and examine the circum-
stances. How long Adam remained
in Eden after he was created, l know
not; but it is certain that he remained
some considerable time. The custom
of offering sacrifices was Immediately
instituted. They were offered by
Adam many years before Cain and
Abel were born. Now it is remem-
bered, young men in the earlier fami-
lies Of mankind were not accustomed
to leave the household of their birth
as soon as now, or at this age. Even
no special notice is given of many of
the patriarchs until they were several
hundred years of age. Admitting
this to be true, and that no one was
permitted to offer sacrifices till he was
thirty years old at least, it is very
reasonable to suppose that Cain and
Abel were not "boys'' but aged men,
full grown, who knew all about the
spirit of emulation and praise, and
hence the murder of the one by the
other. Also, Cain and Abel were not
the only sons born unto Adam till this
time, for previous to this period, and
especially before Seth, daughters were
born in his family, and the number of
the human race had reached no less
than three hundred souls, or even
more than that number. Are you
certain that Cain and Abel were the
first Of Adam and Ewes household !?
Do you not see as plain as the light of
day can make it, that a marriage be-
tween Adam and Eve had taken place
before they were driven from the Gar
den, and Adam had pronounced the
relations that should exist between
man and wife, namely: "That a man
shall leave father and mother and
cleave unto his wife. Why this
injunction, if there were no father
and mother, how could the woman $
sorrow be multiplied if she did not
know what sorrow was? 1t certainly
means additional sorrow to what she
had felt in bringing forth her offspring.
Then again, we notice that it is said.
the serpent was more subtitle than any
other beast Of the field; certainly i'm
plying that fields, pastures, gardens,
etc, we're blooming all around, and
this was where Cain and Abel were
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where was the other portion Of the
family? I tell you, it is as plain as
day, they were in the field working
for bread, and this field may have
been included in the Garden boundary;
for it takes no small lot of ground to
cover four broad rivers.
Having proved beyond reasonable